Grammar Portfolio for Kids 2

Authors Juan J. Rodríguez González, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University Curriculum & Instruction and Language & Literacy Catherine A. Toro Full Professor of English University of Puerto Rico - Bayamón Linguistic and Technical Revision Catherine A. Toro

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Executive VP Educational Projects: Dr. Juan J. Rodríguez González Editorial Director: Prof. Luz Amarilis Ramos Diagramming and Design: Michelle Acevedo Padilla Cover Design: Emmanuel Morales Montes Illustrations: Image bank of Editorial Panamericana, Inc.

Table of Contents

Unit 1 The Sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Unit 2 Nouns and Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Unit 3 Present Tense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Unit 4 Past Tense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Unit 5 Present Continous Tense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Unit 6 Auxiliary Verbs - Be, Do, and Have. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Unit 7 Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Unit 8 Prepositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Unit 9 Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Unit 10 Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Unit

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The Sentence Words can be organized into sentences in many different ways.

★★ Form a sentence!

Form a sentence using these words...

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dog y l d lou

the ______________________________________________________________ Check your sentence: ___ My sentence begins with a capital letter. ___ My sentence ends with a period. ___ My sentence makes sense. Š Editorial Panamericana, Inc.

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by

buzzes

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jump

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boy the

______________________________________________________________ Check your sentence: ___ My sentence begins with a capital letter. ___ My sentence ends with a period. ___ My sentence makes sense.

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Capitalization The word I, names of people and pets are always capitalized.

Example: I have a pet pig. His name is Peter.

★★ Let’s practice A. Circle each word that begins with a capital letter. peter was born on a small farm. his best friend was also his owner, annie. one day peter thought, “i want to learn to read and write.” peter asked annie for help. she was excited to help peter. annie brought peter to school every day. “i love school,” thought peter. peter kept studying hard. he became the smartest pig in school. peter became the world’s first pig doctor.

B. Think of an animal that you like. Write a sentence about it. Don’t forget to give it a name. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

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Complete the sentences below.

Animals 1. My favorite animal is __________________ 2. My favorite animal loves to eat __________________ 3. My favorite animal lives in __________________ 4. The colors of my favorite animal are __________________ 5. The coolest thing my favorite animal can do is ______________ 6. I like to visit the zoo with __________________ 7. One activity I can do with a pet is __________________ School 1. My favorite subject in school is __________________ 2. Some of my school supplies are __________________ 3. My best friends at school are __________________ 4. At lunch time I like to eat __________________ 5. The name of my school is __________________ 6. To get home from school I __________________ 7. My teacher’s name is __________________

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★★ Creative writing

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★★ Let’s write Sam has always wanted to go on a cruise ship. What is something you have always wanted to do? _________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

The Sentence Remember that a sentence is a series of words that form a statement, question, command or an exclamation. A sentence is typically composed of a subject and a predicate. The subject of a sentence is what the sentence is about. The predicate is whatever is stated in relationship to the subject.

The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is about, Remember while the predicate tells something about the subject.

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Example: Sally and her dog run on the beach every morning.

First find the verb and then make a question by placing “who?” or “what?” before it.

The answer is the subject, Sally and her dog.

Let’s try this one.

Example: We spilled popcorn on the floor.

• What is the verb of this sentence?

We spilled popcorn on the floor.

Can you find the subject? Decide who or what spilled the popcorn?

We spilled popcorn on the floor.

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★★ Let’s practice

Unit 1: The Sentence

★★ Let’s practice A. Find the subject and underline it in the sentences below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

My big sister broke her left arm.

His Uncle Robert came to dinner.

Those girls carried flowers.

Our math teacher arrived late.

B. Find the predicate and underline it in the sentences below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

My big sister broke her left arm.

His Uncle Robert came to dinner.

Those girls carried flowers.

Our math teacher arrived late.

Every subject is made up of one noun or pronoun (or more). When all other words are removed the simple subject is left.

Example: A piece of chocolate cake would be great with milk.

The main word in the subject “A piece of chocolate cake” is the noun piece, with the other words of the subject “a” and “of chocolate cake” tell about the subject. “Piece” is the simple subject.

★★ Let’s Practice Find the simple subject and underline it in each sentence below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

My big sister broke her left arm.

His Uncle Robert came to dinner.

Those girls carried flowers.

Our math teacher arrived late.

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A simple predicate is always the verb or verbs that links up with the subject.

Example: A piece of chocolate cake would be great with milk.

The simple predicate is “would be”, in other words, the verb of the sentence.

Find the simple predicate and underline it in each sentence below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

My big sister broke her left arm.

His Uncle Robert came to dinner.

Those girls carried flowers.

Our math teacher arrived late.

Compound Subject A sentence may have a compound subject. A compound subject is a simple subject made up of more than one noun or pronoun.

★★ Let’s Practice A. Underline the compound subject.

Coffee cups, soda glasses, and different fruit were on the dining room table.

If you underlined cups, glasses and fruit, you are right!

Coffee cups, soda glasses, and different fruit were on the dining room table.

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B. Underline the compound subject. This is a very long sentence! But don’t be afraid.

Her grandmother and she walked slowly through the supermarket and checked the prices of the groceries there.

If you underlined grandmother and she, you are right!

Her grandmother and she walked slowly through the supermarket and checked the prices of the groceries there.

Underline the compound subject.

1.

2.

3.

4.

My big sister and my little brother broke their left arms.

His Uncle Robert and Aunt Alicia came to dinner.

Those girls and boys carried flowers.

Our math teacher and her assistant arrived late.

Compound Predicate A compound predicate, is more than one verb relating to the same subject.

★★ Let’s Practice A. Find the compound predicate and underline it in the sentence below.

Father washed and cleaned the new car.

If you underlined washed and cleaned you are right!

Father washed and cleaned the new car.

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1.

2.

3.

4.

My big sister bruised and broke her left arm.

His Uncle Robert called and came to dinner.

Those girls bought and carried flowers.

Our math teacher fell and arrived late.

Try singing the following song with your teacher.

SUBJECTS! PREDICATES! Tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It!”

The subject tells who does it or who was!

The subject tells who does it or who was!

The subject tells who does it!

The subject tells who was it!

The subject tells who does it or who was!

The predicate tells what he did or is!

The predicate tells what he did or is!

The predicate tells what he did.

The predicate tells what he is!

The predicate tells what he did or is!

(Retrieved from http://suzyred.com/subjects.html)

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Find the compound predicate and underline it in the sentences below.

Unit 1: The Sentence

Compound Subject and Predicate

★★ Let’s Practice Indicate whether the sentence has a compound subject or a compound predicate. Place a check mark ( √ ) next to the answer.

1. Jim and Juan play baseball.

___ compound subject

___ compound predicate

2. Cynthia writes and draws on her notebook.

___ compound subject ___ compound predicate

3. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are Disney characters.

___ compound subject

___ compound predicate

4. The principal and the teacher were talking.

___ compound subject

___ compound predicate

5. Dolphins and elephants are fun to feed.

___ compound subject

___ compound predicate

6. Jose Feliciano wrote and performed the song “Feliz Navidad”.

___ compound subject

___ compound predicate

7. Flowers and trees can be found near the capital.

___ compound subject

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Nouns ★★ Activity In 5 minutes write down everything you can see in the classroom. ___________________________

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What is a noun?

A noun is a part of speech that can be either a person, a place or a thing. Nouns are perhaps the easiest part of speech to pick out.

Nouns are the part of speech that tells the reader who, what or where the sentence is about. Nouns are usually the subject of sentences and do not change tense, as verbs do. Without nouns, speech and writing would not make any sense.

There are several types of nouns. Proper nouns are specific people, places or things. These nouns are capitalized, and are easy to pick out of a sentence.

Examples of Proper nouns Rodriguez, Arecibo and Editorial Panamericana.

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Noun Game MATERIALS: Letter blocks, deck of cards with students’ names on them or something to call on them throughout the game in a quick fashion.

OBJECT: To be the last person standing in the game.

HOW TO PLAY: 1. Students stand behind their chairs.

2. Teacher draws out a letter block from a bucket.

3. Teacher says, “You must give me a proper noun that starts with the letter “n” as in Noemi. (Sometimes your teacher will tell you to respond with, common nouns, names, etc.)

4. Your teacher will start calling you one by one to give you a word.

5. At the end of the round, after everyone’s name has been called, your teacher will continue until one of you is left standing alone. Guess what? If it is you, YOU are the winner!

Juan name card bucket of letters

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Common nouns are simply common objects, such as “bat,” “car,” “grass” and “planet.” They are general rather than specific, and always start with a lowercase letter.

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★★ Let’s practice Writing Nouns A. Write 5 names of persons 1. ________________________ 2. ________________________ 3. ________________________ 4. ________________________ 5. ________________________ B. Write 5 names of places 1. ________________________ 2. ________________________ 3. ________________________ 4. ________________________ 5. ________________________ C. Write 5 names of things 1. ________________________ 2. ________________________ 3. ________________________ 4. ________________________ 5. ________________________

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A __________________ J __________________ S __________________ B __________________ K __________________ T __________________ C __________________ L __________________ U __________________ D __________________ M _________________ V __________________ E __________________ N __________________ W _________________ F __________________ O __________________ X __________________ G __________________ P __________________ Y __________________ H __________________ Q __________________ Z __________________ I __________________ R __________________ E. Find the noun fish, color them in and then draw a line to one of the fishing poles. Copy the nouns in the lines provided.

1.__________________ 2.__________________ 3.__________________ 4.__________________ 5.__________________ 6.__________________ 7.__________________ 8.__________________ 9.__________________ 10. ________________ 11. ________________

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D. Write person’s names, places or things with the letters of the alphabet.

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Pronouns Pronouns are words that take the place of common and proper nouns in a sentence. No matter how simple this seems, getting to understand and being able to apply this knowledge is not always so easy. But remember, you have to study, study, and continue studying.

Study the pronoun list.

Personal Personal pronouns are used in place of a common or proper noun.

Example: He is not staying.

I me he she it him her you we they them

Possessive

Relative

Possessive show A relative ownership. pronoun links two pronouns Example: This is into one his book. complete thought or his statement. hers its Example: Bob yours is the man who ours built this house. theirs who whose that which whoever whichever whatever whom what

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Reflexive Reflexives are used when the object of the sentence is the same as its subject.

Each personal pronoun has its own reflexive pronoun.

Example: I did not want to hurt myself. myself yourself himself herself ourselves themselves

Let’s read the sentences. Then, change the nouns to pronouns.

Mary is an excellent teacher.

The computer is expensive.

Peter and Tom are students at this school.

The apples are very good.

If you answered the same way as the following, you are correct!

She is an excellent teacher.

It is expensive.

They are students at this school.

They are very good.

You will go forward and choose an item which does not belong to you. You should create four sentences about the object(s) you choose.

Examples: This is Anna’s pencil.

She has a pencil.

It is her pencil.

The pencil is hers.

I give her the pencil. (Go to the student and return the item back).

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★★ Let’s Practice

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Pronouns and Possessive Forms Subject Pronouns I you he she it we you they

Object Pronouns me you him her it us you them

Possessive Adjectives my yours his her its our your their

Possessive Pronouns mine mine his hers its ours yours theirs

The following sentences below contain a different type of pronoun (or possessive adjective), preferably using the same person.

Example:

He has a big kite.

Give him that big kite.

That’s his big kite.

That big kite is his.

Look at the grammatical differences in form between each of these forms. Use the pronoun chart to help you understand the use of pronouns.

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A. Use a subject pronoun as the subject of each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.

1. _______ works in a hospital. (Karla) 2. _______ are on the desk. (the books) 3. _______ lives in Barrio Pueblo, Lares, Puerto Rico. (Danny) 4. _______ like to swim every Saturday morning. (My sister and I) 5. _______ is on the table. (the pencil) 6. _______ is studying at the moment. (Migdalia) 7. _______ study English at school. (Peter, Anna and Frank) 8. _______ are good friends. (Tim and I) 9. _______ went to the mall yesterday. (Sophy) 10. _______ think this dance is difficult to learn. (the children) B. Draw a circle around he or she.

He or she?

He or she?

He or she?

He or she?

He or she?

He or she?

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★★ Let’s practice

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What are pronouns? ★★ Let’s Practice

I

He

She

We

Us

A. Use each of the pronouns in a simple sentence. Write your sentences in the spaces provided below.

1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________ Personal Pronouns Refer to people or things Include: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs, we, us, our, ours.

Example: 1. He took her place in the game.

2. Their new house is close to school.

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Skateboards are fun, but _____ can be dangerous. a. b. c. d.

them it they we

Skateboards are fun, but _____ they can be dangerous.

Skateboards = they

★★ Let’s Practice A. Draw a circle around the correct answer.

1. Traffic lights tell cars when to stop. __________ are found in many streets. a. b. c. d.

It You Them They

2. Marisa and Nora baked cookies to sell. __________ wanted to earn money. a. b. c. d.

They Them You It

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B. Choose the correct answer.

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3. A volcano is in a valley near home. __________ looks very high! a. b. c. d.

They You It Them

4. Jimmy rides his new bike. __________ rides it around the block. a. b. c. d.

His He Him Her

5. Rafael gets on the plane. __________ is going to New York City. a. b. c. d.

She You It He

6. The house has two stories. __________ was built in 1960. a. b. c. d.

She Them You It

7. Mary and David played at the beach. __________ built a sandcastle. a. b. c. d.

It Their Them They

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a. b. c. d.

You She It He

9. The girls went to the art museum. __________ saw many beautiful paintings. a. b. c. d.

She Them They Hers

B. Replace the underline words in each sentence.

1. The girl listened to music during lunch. ______ listened to music during lunch.

2. The boy played games after dinner. _______ played games after dinner.

3. The cat climbed onto the kitchen table. _______ climbed onto the kitchen table.

4. My brother is in high school. _________ is in high school.

5. The mall was filled with hundreds of people. _______ was filled with hundreds of people.

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8. Betsy had new roller skates. __________ practiced skating everyday.

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Object Pronouns A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. An object pronoun is the object of the sentence. For example: Examples: Melinda put the flowers in a vase. noun Melinda put them in a vase. pronoun

★★ Let’s Practice A. Select an object pronoun that could take the place of the noun in each sentence. him

her

them

it

us

me

1. __________ I bought a gift for Jaden and Jessie.

2. __________ Mrs. Osawa gave me an A on the test.

3. __________ Jody made a cake for Daniel.

4. __________ There’s enough candy for both you and I. 5. __________ Sylvia brought the trash can to the curb.

6. __________ I really like the new clothes.

7. __________ Clotilde gave the doll to Militza.

8. __________ I need to take my dog Sandy for a walk.

9. __________ We had a surprise party for Timothy.

10. __________ Give your empty plates to Jenny and Suzanna.

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Doers

Receivers

B. Choose the correct answer.

1. The teacher reads the students a story. a. me b. them c. you 2. I am reading the book to my little sister. a. her b. us c. him 3. The boys are riding their bikes. a. it b. them c. her 4. My mother is writing a letter to Juan. a. me b. her c. him

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The pronouns are used before verbs, and object pronouns are used after the verbs.

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5. I didn’t read the book. a. it b. she c. her C. Which object form of the personal pronouns can substitute the underlined phrase in the sentence?

1. The teacher always gives the students homework. a. me b. them c. you 2. I am playing with my little sister. a. her b. us c. him 3. The boys are flying their kites. a. it b. them c. her 4. Janet is writing a letter to John. a. me b. her c. him

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5. I don’t play the piano. a. she b. her c. it 6. Sally is going to visit Carmen. a. her b. him c. me 7. Open the door, please. a. it b. them c. us 8. Can you tell Jorge and Melissa the way to the airport, please? a. you b. them c. us 9. The flowers are for Cathy. a. him b. her c. you 10. Can you help my brother and me, please? a. her b. me c. us

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D. Study the following chart.

Subject Pronoun I You He She It We You They

Object Pronouns me you him her it us you them

Pronouns Possessive Adjectives my your his her its our your their

Possessive Pronouns mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs

Possessive Adjectives We use possessive adjectives: 1. to show something belongs to somebody: Subject

That’s our house.

My car is very old.

I You He She It We You (pl) They

2. for relations and friends: My mother is a doctor.

How old is your sister?

3. for parts of the body: He’s broken his arm.

She’s washing her hair.

I need to brush my teeth.

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Possessive Adjective My Your His Her Its Our Your Their

Possessive Adjectives MY, HIS, HER Alex

Ann

Ken

Food: Spaghetti Food: Fried Chicken Food: Salad Sport: Soccer Sport: Tennis Sport: Basketball Color: Blue Color: Red Color: Yellow

Kate

Food: Rice and beans Sport: Volleyball Color: Green

Complete the following.

Alex

Ken

His favorite food is____________.

____________________________.

____________________________.

____________________________.

____________________________.

____________________________.

Ann

Kate

Her favorite _________________.

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Remember

Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership.

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What abou you?

Now...

When I was 5...

____________________________.

____________________________.

____________________________.

____________________________.

____________________________.

____________________________.

Study the following chart.

Possessive Adjectives Subject Possessive Pronouns Adjectives I my you your he his she her it its we our they their

Examples I like my sandwich.

You like your salad.

He likes his soup.

She likes her fries.

The cat likes its food.

We like our desserts.

They like their food.

Comparing Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Subject Pronouns I I play tennis.

You are very good you at singing. he He is from Paris.

She drives her car she to work.

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Possessive Adjectives my This is my racket.

What is your your favorite song? his Marc is his name. her

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Her car is dark gray.

It is a snake

we

We like our house a our lot.

They run every their morning.

they

its

Its main color is brown.

Our house is big and has a pool.

Their day starts with a long run.

Study these three rules: Rule 1. Subject pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Subject pronouns usually occur before a verb.

Rule 2. Possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, their.

Possessive adjectives occur before a noun (my car) or an adjective + noun (my new car).

Rule 3. Possessive adjectives have no singular or plural. They are used with both singular and plural nouns (my book, my books).

Mini-Conversations Practice the mini-conversations with your teacher. Circle the correct words in these eight mini-conversations.

1. A: Where is (you, your) car?

B: I sold it, so this is (I, my) new car. Do you like it?

2. A: Is this John’s watch?

B: No, that isn’t John’s watch. (His, Her, Your, Their) watch is much bigger.

3. A: What is Mike’s family’s Last name? Is (it, its, their, they) Brown or Bell?

B: No, but you’re right that (it, its) starts with B. (Its, His, Her, My) last name is Benson.

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4. A: Can (you, your) tell me (you, your) phone number?

B: Sure. (It’s, Its) 555-9122. Call me later if you want.

5. A: Do (you, your) know Martha’s brother?

B: No, I don’t know (her, his, their, your) brother, but I know (her, his, their, you) sister.

6. A: Amanda and Ashley, you have class now, right?

B: No, it’s only 9:20. (Our, We) class stars at 10. (Our, We) have forty more minutes.

7. A: Bob has a pet iguana.

B: Are you kidding?

A: No, (he, his, she, her) really has a pet iguana. (Its, It, Their) name is Red. 8. A: (You, Your) are such a good student. What did you get on yesterday’s test?

B: (You, Your, My, I) test score was 95.

This, That, These, Those This cat is gray.

These cats are white.

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That cat is white.

Those cats are gray.

near the speaker not near the speaker

this that

plural these those

Adjectives This book is green.

I don’t know this word.

These books are green.

I don’t know these words.

That apple is fresh.

He watched that movie.

Those apples are fresh.

He watched those movies.

In these examples, this, that, these, and those are adjectives. They are in front of a noun.

Pronouns This is a difficult book.

I can’t read this.

These are difficult books.

I can’t read these.

That looks delicious.

Let’s eat that.

Those look fresh.

Let’s eat those.

In these examples, this, that, these, and those are pronouns. They take the place of a noun.

Write this, that, these, or those on the lines.

★★ Let’s Practice A. Near the Speaker (=here): this or these 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

____________ student this ____________ papers ____________ book ____________ green books ____________ magazines

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6. ____________ green book 7. ____________ expensive green book 8. ____________ expensive green books 9. ____________ coin 10. ____________ watch B. Not near the Speaker (=there): that of those that 1. ___________ glass 2. ___________ keys 3. ___________ rabbits 4. ___________ sweater 5. ___________ car 6. ___________ blue ties 7. ___________ boxes 8. ___________ shoe 9. ___________ flowers 10. ___________ white rabbit

Possessive Pronouns A possessive pronoun tells you who owns something. The possessive pronouns are hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, and yours.

Examples: The red basket is mine.

Yours is on the coffee table.

Read and complete the following sentences.

This is Jaden.

This is _______ umbrella. Š Editorial Panamericana, Inc.

This is Eric.

This is ______ pool.

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This is Abigail.

This is ____ dog.

Practice with your teacher!

Mine

Sue

His

Ours

Theirs

Yours

Sue & Joe

I my we our you your he his she her they their

Hers

for you

mine ours yours his hers their

Joe

Sue

It’s my money. it’s our money.

It’s your money.

It’s his money.

It’s her money.

It’s their money.

Sue & Joe

It’s mine.

It’s ours.

It’s yours.

It’s his.

It’s hers.

It’s theirs.

Practice reading the sentences with your teacher.

“I wish those were mine,” said Lila. Kyla and Lila are my best friends.

Are these your boots?

Hailey is coming to our party.

Luca helped me find my book.

Can Conner go to our game tonight?

“That rope is mine,” said Lane.

Colton asked, “Is this yours?”

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Grammar Portfolio for Kids 2

Unit 2: Nouns and Pronouns

★★ Reading

Unit 2: Nouns and Pronouns

★★ Let’s Practice 5. Can you come to _____ house this afternoon?

1. Does Mary keep _____ money in a piggy bank?

a. hour b. theirs c. our d. ours

a. you’re b. him c. they’re d. her

6. That ball isn’t _____.

2. I need to get _____ pencil sharpened.

a. her b. our c. him d. mine

a. my b. mine c. you d. them 3. I found a dollar under your desk. Is it _____?

a. him b. its c. his d. mine

a. yours b. them c. you d. him 4. That tree has lost almost all of _____ leaves. a. it’s b. their c. its d. them

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7. Brian forgot to write _____ name on the paper.

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